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Hoffman shows promise, poise in first look
- Updated: August 21, 2016
DENVER — Rockies right-hander Jeff Hoffman’s Major League debut Saturday, with Coors Field packed and loud, was pretty much like his dreams, except for the lack of nerves on his part.
“I don’t know why that was,” he said. “I was really expecting to be nervous, to be jittery, all that stuff.”
Nervousness couldn’t be blamed for his rough outing — seven runs (six earned) and seven hits in four innings plus three batters in a 9-2 loss to the Cubs. It’s hard to even blame Hoffman, the key prize acquired in last year’s trade that sent shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to Toronto.
Hoffman — the Rockies’ No. 3 prospect — was called up from Triple-A on Saturday, in part because of righty Tyler Chatwood’s back injury and also because, as manager Walt Weiss said, “He’s ready.”
Hoffman breezed through the Cubs’ heavy-hitting lineup first time through the order. Dexter Fowler singled to open the game but was erased on a double play, and Hoffman faced the minimum through three innings. Hoffman buckled Jorge Soler with an 84-mph slider for a strikeout to end the second, and blew a 96-mph fastball by Miguel Montero to …
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